Curtain holder



F. L. LENNOX CURTAIN HOLDER Feb. 8, 1938.

Filed July 13, 1936 v ..T N6 T 1 M m4 WW m M Patented Feb. 8, 1938UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIE 3 Claims.

This invention relates to a curtain holder and especially to a holderfor curtains for windows.

The object of the invention is the provision of an efficient holder ofsimplified construction which can be easily attached to the structurearound the window, such as a window frame, and which is practicallyinvisible when in use. It is a further object to provide such a holderwhich will keep the curtains from blowing either inwardly or outwardlyof the window depending upon the direction of the draft through an openwindow. It is a further object to provide a holder which will not tear,cut or in any way destroy the curtain material.

The device is particularly useful for curtains of the type which hangmore or less straight downwardly as distinguished from curtains of thetype which are tied back to the window frame, although, of course, thedevice is useful 20 for curtains other than those which hang straightdown, and for that matter is useful for other hangings such as drapes orthe like.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an open window and window frame withcurtains thereon and illustrating a device of the invention appliedthereto.

Fig. 2 is a somewhat diagrammatic view illustrating parts of the device.

30 Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the device attached to a card andindicating an expedient manner of merchandising the same.

As shown in Fig. 1, the woodwork around a window opening, which isherein termed as the window frame, is illustrated at l and the windowsill is shown at 2. Curtains of the so-called straight hanging type areillustrated at 3. The sash of a window is shown at 4, the same beingillustrated in open position and the window illustrated being of thevertically sliding type.

However,the so-called casement windows,or those which swing on pivotsmay be used with the invention.

The device comprises, as shown in Fig. 2, a length of elastic 5. Thiselastic may be of an endless nature but advantageously comprises alength of material with the ends brought together and secured by anattaching device or clamp 6. Threaded onto the elastic are rings 1.Suitable hooks are used, or other attaching devices, for attachment tothe window frame or a portion of the structure surrounding the window.Such a hook is illustrated at 8.

The device, as will be seen, comprises only a few parts and can be verycheaply supplied to the public. In addition to the elastic and the tworings, which in assembled form comprise only one part, there are twohooks or equivalent holding devices for attachment to opposite sides ofthe window frame in a suitable manner such as illustrated in Fig. 1. Thedevice may be prepared for the market as illustrated in Fig. 3. Theelastic 5 may be folded or doubled, so to speak, into a sort of bundle,the ends having been previously attached and the rings threaded thereonand this bundle may be attached to a suitable supporting card iii, asfor example, by means of staples or the like ll. Also the hooks may bemounted on the card, as for example, one hook may be secured by eachstaple.

Preferably where the window frame is as shown in Fig. 1, the hooks arescrewed into the frame in the direction parallel to the window or wallas distinguished from being screwed into the face of the boardconstituting the frame. This is all that is required in the way ofmechanical operations to install the device. After the hooks are inplace it only remains to slip the rings over the hooks as shown and theelastic is drawn taut across the window. Windows are of various widthsand it is within the invention to provide the device with elasticmembers of difierent lengths to accommodate windows of difierent widths.

The curtain is placed between the two runs of the elastic as illustratedin Fig. 1. For the purpose of demonstrating the action Fig. 1 has beensomewhat exaggerated in that the device stands out more clearly in Fig.1, whereas it is practically invisible in practice, and further, in thatFig. 1 shows the curtain somewhat ruffled by the elastic, whereas inpractice this is practically unnoticeable. The two runs of elastic liein close proximity from one ring to the other especially when drawntaut, and in view of the fact that the elastic bends around the cornerof the frame I. Accordingly the curtain is more or less gripped betweenthe two runs of the elastic as illustrated in exaggerated form in Fig.1.

This grip on the curtain is sufiicient to hold the curtain downward andkeeps the curtain from blowing inward or outward of the window.Sometimes the curtains blow inward if the wind is coming in the window.It is undesirable to have the curtain whipping in this manner becausethis not only may interfere with objects inside the room but soon causesclean, crisp curtains to take on a limp and old appearance. In case thewind is out of the window it is, of course, undesirable to have thecurtains blow out of the window as they get dirty and are liable to getwet from the elements.

It is, of course, within the invention to provide anytype of elastic butit is preferred that the elastic have an outer casing or covering offibrous material, such as, windings of silk, linen, rayon or the like,after the well-known manner of making such elastic, and which coveringmay have difierent colors or shades to harmonize with the curtains withwhich it is to be used. Preferably the elastic is relatively small incross section and it is placed somewhere near the window sill, as forexample, some 6 or '7 inches from the sill. The elastic is termed asbeing endless in some of the claims appended hereto. This is to beconstrued to mean an elastic with the ends secured together by suitablemeans such as a clip as shown in Fig. 2.. a 7

' I claim:

1. A curtain holder comprising, means for'attachment to opposite sidesof a window frame,

and elastic means for connection to said attachment means and adapted tobe stretched taut between the attachment means, said elastic meanshaving two runs arrangedto extend sub- 7 stantially from one attachmentmeans to the 7 other and in close proximity to each other, said two runsadapted to receive a curtain therebetween for holding the curtain fromblowing in 2. A curtain holder comprising, an endless 7 length ofelastic material relatively small in cross section, means for attachmentto opposite sides of a window frame, said length of elastic materialadapted to be connected to and stretched taut between said attachmentmeans with its two runs in close proximity, said endless length ofelastic material adapted to receive a curtain between its two runs forholding the curtain from blowing inwardly or outwardly relative to thewindow frame.

3. A curtain holder comprising, an endless length of elastic material ofcord like form, two rings threaded on to the elastic materiaL'attachmentmeans adapted to be secured to the opposite sides of a window frame,said rings being adapted to be secured to the opposite attachment meansand said length of elastic material adapted to be drawn taut and adaptedto receive a curtain between its two runs for holding the curtain fromblowing inwardly or outwardly relative to the window frame.

. FLORENCE L. LENNOX.

